@jordankettner You just started yesterday. Rome was not built in a day and you have no posts. Follow hashtags, reply to others, follow others, post w/ #hastags. Once you start to engage with Mastodon you will find people.

#twittermigration #mastodontips

@jordankettner Engadge wit hothers. Do stuff. Boost begging isn't really gonna help you out.

I'm following you for hte time being, but that doens't mean you'll survvie the purges.

@jordankettner

Oki I'm boosty 

@jordankettner
according to the doc there is a glue protocol (forget its name), it should be that you seed your existence into it and it does the rest.

if I send to @x@foo, my server has to ask "do I know who server foo is?"; how the glue maintains that in a table I don't know.

gun to head to guess, my server contacts foo via DNS (universal) and speaks the glue, and if it gets a response, there you go. so verify your 'glue speaking system' works.

@jordankettner

well shit, I could only have replied to you if my server did know you, so => what's da problem?

you wuz seen ... you iz seen.

@jordankettner

Honestly, I dont even know where i am !

Good luck,

Worst case : i've seen a migration option in the parameters

@jordankettner I'm not sure if it helps your case, but I have found this Chrome extension is helpful (for using Mastodon on a laptop browser).

FediAct:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fediact/lmpcajpkjcclkjbliapfjfolocffednm

@jordankettner I had some marginal success with relays; you might want to add these two on your setup. They're the only ones I've found to be functional.

https://relay.beckmeyer.us/inbox
https://mastodon-relay.thedoodleproject.net/inbox

@jordankettner this is one of the downsides of the decentralization model, unfortunately

discoverability is low. yet another reason why congregation is inevitable!

good luck tho

@jordankettner Have you tried #Introduction #Intro #Introductions to introduce yourself?

What is your instance going to focus on, besides reserving a username?

@jordankettner just curious - what does having your own server (with your name) do/ what are the advantages?

e.g., is it one you want others to join (I'm guessing not, if it's your name) - ?

Just wanting to learn

@jordankettner Dont worry we are here to help and support.

BTW welcome to selfhosting. I am using @gotosocial for my self hosting needs. I also see you like #wordpress thats another interesting cross section for us.

My best wishes with your exploration.

@jordankettner #Failte

Hi from mastodon.ie home of the #Mastadaoine It looks cold out there! Come in warm up! Have a 

@jordankettner Running a small site myself - 15 active users at the moment.

1: Import a blocklist to keep out fash. wandering.shop's list is good and is public. Do this _before_ step 2, because relays I've found don't moderate, they're relying on the sites they relay.

2: A few not-so-bad relays:

https://relay.fedi.agency/inbox
https://mastodon-relay.thedoodleproject.net/inbox
https://relay.intahnet.co.uk/inbox

3: Watch your Federated feed explode! Now you can find people to follow. Follow freely, don't be afraid to unfollow later. ^_^